Category: California Memories

Location: The Plunge San Diego; 3115, Ocean Front Walk, San Diego, CA 92109, USA

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Note: This Friday’s Which Way Challenge theme will be Which Way Challenge (CWWC): Any Which Way (Your Choice)

Birds of the Week #CXXIV —

Nycticorax nycticorax

Black-crowned night heron

The Black-crowned Night Heron was previously described as Ardea nycticorax, based on specimens from southern Europe. The Swedish naturalist, Carl Linnaeus, placed it in the genus Ardea; the same grouping as herons, cranes and egrets.

It is currently placed in the genus Nycticorax that was described in 1817 by the English naturalist Thomas Forster.

The Black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) is a medium-sized heron found throughout a large part of the world, including parts of Europe, Asia, and North and South America.

Black-crowned night herons do not fit the typical body form of the heron family. They are relatively stocky with shorter bills, legs, and necks than their more familiar cousins, the egrets and “day” herons. When they are in a resting position their posture is somewhat hunched, but when they are hunting they extend their necks and look more like other wading birds.

These Black-crowned Night Herons can be spotted along Paradise Point at Mission Bay in San Diego, California.

Bird of the Week CXXIV

Photo Credit:©️Valerie Williams Jenkins

Location: Paradise Point Mission Bay; San Diego, California, USA

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2025 The Numbers Game #79-200

To play along, go to your photos file folder and type that number into the search bar. Then post a selection of the photos you find that include that number and post a link to your blog in my Numbers Game blog of the day. If instead of numbers, you have changed the identifiers of all your photos into words, pick a word or words to use instead, and show us a variety of photos that contain that word in the title. This prompt will repeat each Monday with a new number. If you want to play along, please put a link to your blog in comments.

Here are my contributions to the Numbers Game Challenge … Click on photos for enlarged and enhanced viewing.

Judy’s Numbers Game #79-200

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2025 The Numbers Game #75-196

To play along, go to your photos file folder and type that number into the search bar. Then post a selection of the photos you find that include that number and post a link to your blog in my Numbers Game blog of the day. If instead of numbers, you have changed the identifiers of all your photos into words, pick a word or words to use instead, and show us a variety of photos that contain that word in the title. This prompt will repeat each Monday with a new number. If you want to play along, please put a link to your blog in comments below.

Here are my contributions to the Numbers Game Challenge …

Judy’s Numbers Game #75-196

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My Dad — My Forever Hero

HN Nornal Hule Waters

U.S. Navy Veteran

May 24, 1929 – December 31, 1996

My dad is the very first military veteran I ever met. I have of course had other very close friends and relatives who were also military veterans, however, they do not compare to the importance of my very first military veteran.

In honor of the United States Celebration of Memorial Day and in memory of my father’s birthday I am dedicating this post to my late father, Nornal Hule Waters.

Nornal Hule Waters was born and raised in South Carolina. After completing high school he joined the United States Navy on September 24, 1948 when he was nineteen (19) years of age. He attended basic training in San Diego, California at the Naval Training Center (NTC) located in the Balboa Park area. His specialized training was conducted at the Balboa Naval Hospital.

San Diego Naval Training Center
©️Vintage San Diego

After completion of his training at Balboa Naval Hospital he was stationed on the USS Consolation where he served as a hospital corpsman. Nornal dedicated four (4) years of his life to the United States Navy before his discharge on September 12, 1952.

HN Nornal Hule Waters
US Navy
1948-1952
Korean War Veteran

He served his country with honor aboard the USS Consolation during the Korean War. During his time of service he was issued fuel rations which he had to use sparingly.

Nornal Hule Waters, my father, my Forever Hero, my Korean War Veteran. He loved his country and his family. He was a man of Honour.

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2025 Spring Festival #10 —

Limonium perezii &

Calandrinia ciliata

Welcome to my Week #10 Floral contribution to Dawn’s Spring Festival 2025.

Beautiful Sea Lavender and Red Maids of are a Spring delight along the La Jolla Shores for visitors and locals to enjoy and admire. [In my youth I used to spend a tremendous amount of time along the sands and in the water at La Jolla Shores. At that time I didn’t pay no mind to the floral landscape, but I greatly appreciate its beauty nowadays.]

*Limonium perezii*
*aka Perez’s sea lavender*
*and seafoam statice*

Sea lavender blooms intermittently for months and nearly year round in frost-free coastal climates. Their dry, papery petals retain the colour well, making them an excellent choice for dried arrangements. They are also ideal for seaside gardens or decorative containers.

Sea Lavender (Limonium perezii) is primarily pollinated by bees, butterflies, and other flying insects. These insects are attracted to the beautiful clusters of small, fragrant flowers that grow on the plant.

Red Maids might be considered weeds in some places, however, in the majority of areas they are considered wildflowers. Red Maids sure have beautiful deep pink flowers that open mostly in the afternoon.

The leaves are edible and cattle love them, but the black oil-rich seeds are what made the plant a substantial part of Southern California Indian diets. The leaves, especially the young leaves and young shoots, may be eaten fresh, although due to their content of oxalic acid, should be eaten sparingly.

The wildlife-friendly plant grows up to about 8″ tall and makes a good ornamental in the garden that is easily plantable by seed.

Dawn’s Spring Festival 2025 #10

Spring Festival 2025

Cee’s FOTD

Location: La Jolla Shores; La Jolla, California, USA

God Bless. Admire the flowers, watch them grow and bloom. Nature is a beautiful artist painting amazingly beautiful flowers and beautifully colourful landscapes. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 LAPC #348: Serenity

“Tranquility, serenity, and beauty of nature taught me how to find happiness in life and in the silence of eternity.”
— Debasish Mridha

Where do I find Peace, Serenity, and a sense of Solace? More likely than not, I find it out in the wonderful abliss of nature’s beauty and tranquility.

For example … In a Campground or by a Lake

Andrew Jackson State Park
Lancaster, South Carolina

Or possibly by the Ocean …

Or with a relaxing peaceful stroll through a Botanical Garden …

*Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden*
*(now called Conservancy)*
*Belmont, North Carolina*

Perhaps we’ll visit the serenity of a different lake …

*Cane Creek Lake*
*Cane Creek Park*
*Waxhaw, North Carolina*

Lens-Artists Photography Challenge #348: Serenity

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2025 CFFC: Transportation—Bridges and Ferries

Thank you Dan for keeping Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge alive, challenging, and inspiring. This week Dan is continuing with the Transportation theme. This week’s theme focus is on Bridges and Ferries.

I have so many photos of Bridges and Railroad Trestle Bridges that I could fill multiple posts with multiple images of Bridges. Instead of doing that, I have decided to make my entry selections of Bridges and Ferries from what I have within my archive files.

First off, I am selecting Bridges and a Ferry from our trip to San Francisco a long, long time ago (back in 1979). I do not exactly remember if this trip was strictly a family trip or one taken with my church youth group. I do remember that our church group visited and performed a Christian musical at a few churches up in the San Francisco and San Jose area some year.

On this trip we took the Harbor Emperor Ferry sightseeing around the San Francisco Bay Area viewing the Bridges, the infamous Alcatraz Island, and simply experiencing a wonderful time together as a family.

San Francisco Bridges & Ferry:

Next and lastly, I am travelling further back in time to the 1960’s. My family moved back to San Diego in 1958 shortly before I turned two (2) years old. During the 1960’s the only way to travel from San Diego to Coronado was by Ferry. The Ferries transported passengers and vehicles to and from San Diego and Coronado. They were they only source of transportation to visit the Hotel del Coronado, the Coronado Beach, the military installations including the Naval Amphibious Base (NAB), and the Naval Air Station (NAS) North Island.

The Construction of the San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge began between 1967-1969. The Bridge was dedicated on August 2, 1969, with Governor Ronald Reagan providing the dedication address.

I remember travelling on the San Diego Ferries crossing over to Coronado to walk along the Beach with a group of friends. I remember riding the San Diego Ferry with my parents (my dad driving our car onto the Ferry). I remember riding the San Diego Ferry during its last days of operation in 1969 after the San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge was completed. [Side Note: I have a certificate and poster verifying I rode the ferry on its last day somewhere in storage.]

Ferry service began once again in April of 1986. The current Ferry service is operated by Flagship Cruises & Events. They currently have two ferries in use, the Silvergate and Cabrillo.

CFFC: Transportation—Bridges and Ferries

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #268

Be sure to check out this week’s Which Way Challenge (CWWC): Any Which Way with Shadows coming up on Friday (posting just after midnight Early Friday morning).

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2025 Sunday Trees: Washingtonia Robusta

The Mexican Fan Palm is known for its slender, columnar trunk that can reach 100 feet tall and swell slightly at the base. Its trunk is brown and bumpy when young, but smooths and grays over time. It has large, fan-shaped leaves that can grow 3–5 feet wide and have sharp spines at the base.

Washingtonia robusta is one of two species in the genus Washingtonia. The other species closely related to it is the Washingtonia filifera (California Fan Palm). Both Washingtonia are grown as ornamental trees. The Mexican Washingtonia has a narrower trunk (which is typically somewhat wider at the base), and grows slightly faster and taller; it is also somewhat less cold hardy than the California fan palm, hardy to about −8 °C (18 °F).

*Aka the Mexican fan palm,*
*Mexican washingtonia, or skyduster*

The Mexican Fan Palm is normally grown in the desert areas of the Southwestern United States. Those areas include California, Arizona, and southern Nevada, as well as the extreme southwestern regions of Utah and Texas.

Both of the above locations for the Washingtonia robusta are located inland a short distance area from the Coast of the Pacific Ocean. The images were taken in Spring and Summer of 1979 by my father when we visited these places.

Sunday Trees

Deb’s Which Way Challenge (CWWC)-Any Which Way with Bridges

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35 mm

Location: 1) Hearst Castle; San Simeon, California; 2) Ports O’ Call Village; San Pedro, California, USA

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2025 Which Way Challenge (CWWC): March Week 4 — Any Which Way with Bridges

Welcome back to the Which Way Challenge. Another week has passed and we’re almost through with one-quarter (1/4) of 2025. Hope you’re all doing well and will be joining in on the Which Way Challenge .

This week I have chosen a theme of Bridges. As you can see from my images the Bridges can be of a variety of types from Road Bridges to Swinging Bridges to Garden Bridges. Any type of Bridge will be suitable for this post.

Here are my entries for this week’s Which Way Challenge.

Swinging Bridges:

Road Bridges & Trellises:

*Road Bridges*
Piedmont Medical Center Trail
Rock Hill, South Carolina

Trail Bridges:

Throwback Bridges:

Japanese Garden Bridge
Huntington Library, San Marino, California 1979

Be sure to check out these other Which Ways. Thank you for participating in the Which Way Challenge.

Tgeriatrix’s Animals on the road

GERIATRI’X’ FOTOGALLERY’s ANIMALS ON THE ROAD

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2025 Which Way Challenge (CWWC): February Week 4 — Any Which Way — Your Choice

Welcome back to the Which Way Challenge . For this week you may choose Any Which Way, just be sure your Which Ways are clearly distinguishable.

For this week I have chosen to show various Which Ways in Black and White/Monochrome. You do not need to post Monochrome Which Ways unless you desire to do so. My Which Ways consists of paved roads, pathways, sidewalks and tracks. Choose your own Which Ways, you your image, be creative, be uniquely you in your inspired style and selections.

That’s all for this week. Next week will be CWWC: Any which way with lines.

With much appreciation for those who entered this past week, click on the links below to check out their Which Ways.

Marie’s WHICH WAY CHALLENGE – ROADS WITH TRAFFIC OR VEHICLES

GERIATRI’X’ FOTOGALLERY’s ROAD TO KOTOR

gwh photos2’s CWWC – Traffic

Which Way Challenge (CWWC): February Week 4 — Any Which Way — Your Choice

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3 + 3 Horses X 3

Thursday Trios

Three Przewalski’s Horses
( aka “the Last Wild Horse”)
San Diego Wild Animal Park
(Currently Known as Safari Park)

*Three Horses*
*approaching the Stables*
*at Anne Springs Close Greenway*

*Three Horses*
*Munching on Hay*
*in the Pasture at*
*Anne Springs Close Greenway*

Carol’s Thursday Trios

Cameras: 1) Minolta XG-7 35 mm; 2) Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max; 3) Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Locations: 1) San Diego Wild Animal Park (Aka San Diego Safari Park); Escondido, California; 2-3) Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA

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2025 LAPC #336 — One and Only One Picture

Greenwood Memorial

Park and Cemetery

My earliest memory of gathering here with family was in May of 1968. We were gathered together to pay our respects and say a final goodbye to my maternal grandfather, Harvey Martin Watson. I wasn’t able to see him before he passed on while he was in the hospital suffering the effects of a heart attack. He was hospitalized at Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego. At this time, children were not allowed to visit (I was only eleven (11)).

This place is a connection between generations and between family who were once very close. One can gain valuable insight and knowledge into the history behind the people who reside here. They have a connection to the past, to me, to an array of family members stretching from the west coast to the east coast. Knowledge is power, growth and resilience. It can hopefully learn from their lives and experiences and acknowledge to strive to become better in our own lives.

My mom’s eldest brother preceded my grandfather in this resting place here on earth by three years. I, however, do not recall being here for his service even though I probably would have been. He was only forty-three (43) years when he became a resident in this destination.

Family and most likely friends as well would gather here and then family would return to the family home for further consolation and nourishment.

I have visited here off and on throughout the years. Not so much as late, but will again one day soon in the future. When I return I’ll be laying flowers on my parents and grandparents graves as a sign of respect and remembrance.

I remember gathering here with family members when my maternal grandmother, Myrtle Melvina (Tebo) Watson was laid to rest in 1986. This occasion was the first time my eldest son experienced the formality of a loved one being lowered to earth’s humble abode. You get through the difficult times this place brings you here and move on, but forgetting what brought you here still lingers in the recesses of your heart and mind to be recalled and remembered from time to time.

The last time I came here for a short, but necessary, visit (in 1996) was to honour my father after he left his earthy home to become a resident (in body) here near my maternal grandparents gravesites. This was the hardest visit ever in my lifetime. He and I were very close and at times I wish he was still here.

My mom’s ashes are buried with my father after she passed on in 2019. The family held a celebration of life service for her in Plano, Texas where she was residing at the end of her time here on earth. My brother later traveled to San Diego, California to have her ashes entombed with my father. I have yet to back it back to this location to once again pay my respects to family long gone. Plans are in the works for the near future (within the next year) to once again travel to this destination and converse with family even if they can only communicate in spirit.

Lens-Artists Challenge # 336 – Only One Picture

Location: Greenwood Memorial Park and Cemetery; Imperial Avenue; San Diego, California, USA

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Think Rope Swinging’s in the Blood

Top Image: Coleman’s Uncle John (My eldest)
Bottom Image: Coleman Swinging on a rope
at Goat Island Park and Greenway

Six Word Saturday

Locations: 1) Corona, California, USA; 2) Goat Island Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Have a Swinging Good Time. Enjoy your weekend. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Thursday Doors + GeometricJanuary

1941 Home

San Diego, California

Lots of Lines, Ovals, Rectangles, Squares & more within the home structure and surrounding landscape.

*My maternal grandparents home in 1941 with my mom & her younger brother.*

Becky’s GeometricJanuary

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness

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It’s a Small World of GeometricJanuary Wonders — January 24

Lines, Numbers,

& Shapes in Disneyland

Circa 1970

Becky’s GeometricJanuary #24

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35mm

Converter: Wolverine Digital Converter

Location: It’s a Small World; Disneyland; Anaheim, California, USA

God Bless. Be Observant. Geometric shapes are all around us. Stay Warm. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 FOTD: January 21

Crape Myrtle

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35 mm

Location: San Diego Wild Animal Park ( Now known as San Diego Safari Park); Escondido, San Diego County, California, USA

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2024 Words for Thought #47: 12.24

Advent Week Four — Love

*Nornal Hule & Doyce Eileen Waters*
*Taken in 1976 for their 25th Anniversary If they were alive today, it’d be their 73rd. Love lasts a lifetime and into eternity.*

May God’s hope, peace, joy, and love surround you this Advent season.

Location: Allied Gardens Community; San Diego, California, USA

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Words for Thought #34: 09.10

***“Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.” —Proverbs 19:21 (NIV)***

Location: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens; San Marino, California, USA

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2024 OWS/Pull Up a Seat in Something RED

Here are a few REDS for your selection to Pull Up a Seat and catch your breath. Maybe you’d enjoy taking a trip in a mini

Debbie’s One Word Sunday-Red

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2024-Week 37

Becky’s Squares-#Seven for September

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge-Column and Vertical Line(s)

Cameras: 1-4) Minolta XG-7 35 mm; 5) iPhone 14 Pro Max

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2024 CFFC: Column and Vertical Line(s)

Columns and Vertical Line(s) can be found all around us if we only stop at observe the world wherever we may be.

You may find them near Ports of Call, in diners/restaurants, in the mountains, or in your neighbourhood. I chose to display my choices in monochrome to contrast the lines instead of the scenery.

Cameras: 1-5) Minolta XG-7 35 mm; 6)iPhone 14 Pro Max

Locations: 1-3) Ports of Call, San Pedro, California; 4) The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California; 5) Sequoia National Park, Tulare County, California; 6) Gastonia, North Carolina

God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Wordless Wednesday: 08.28 —

Baroque Fountain

***17th century, Istrian stone, Italian***
The ***Italian fountain*** was purchased by Henry Huntington in 1915. It was shipped from New York in 48 boxes that filled an entire railway car. Oddly enough, the fountain arrived without assembly instructions and with a few extra pieces. It eventually was installed in the garden of the ***Huntington Library, Art Museum, & Botanical Gardens*** in San Marino, California.

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35 mm

Location: Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens; San Marino, California, USA

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Words for Thought #33: 08.27

Be Flourishing —

Be Resilient —

— Be Tenacious

Brian’s Monochrome Madness–Found(on the beach)

Cee’s Flower of the Day (Sorry, no bloom, just beautiful gigantic trees).

Location: Sequoia National Forest; Tulare County, California, USA

God Bless. Thank you for visiting. Have a wonderful week and enjoy the nature. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.

Amazing Beach Finds for Monochrome Madness

West Coast — East Coast Finds

The majority of beaches are more than three hours away from where we live except for around the lakes. It has been awhile since I’ve been to any beaches, so I combed through my archives to see what I could sea.

Here are my findings from out along the WEST Coast and Pacific Northwest Coast.

Moving back to the East Coast, we can Sea these beautiful and interesting beach finds.

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness #15-At the Beach

Debbie’s Six Word Saturday

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere

God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Thursday Trios —Vases Encased in Time

Vases from a bygone era encased in time for display at the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California.

Carol’s Thursday Trios-08.22

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35 mm

Location: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens; San Marino, California

God Bless. Thank you for visiting The Huntington with us. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. Have a fantastic week. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 PULL Up a Seat: 08.16

… On a Horse

Where one decides to Pull Up a Seat is as individual and unique as you are. For a unique experience why not select a horse of your choosing to Pull Up a Seat, let’s ride. Giddy Up Horsey!

These horses and their riders all apart of an equestrian exhibition at the San Diego Wild Animal Park in May of 1978. They were captured on 35 mm film by my dad as my parents were delighted with watching the show.

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2024-Week 33

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35 mm

Location: San Diego Wild Animal Park (now known as San Diego Zoo Safari Park); Escondido, San Diego County, California, USA

God Bless. Thank you for Pulling Up a Seat with us. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Thursday Doors & Monday Window #7

This is my Seventh installment of my combination of Thursday Doors & Monday Window featuring Antique Automobiles. This is the final one from this batch of antique automobiles from California. Next week I will begin posting Antique Automobiles from Washington D. C. and then moving on to Dearborn, Michigan.

1913 Rolls Royce

Town Carriage

6 Cylinders

After doing a bunch of research, I think the antiques I’ve posted thus far were captured by my dad when they toured The Nethercutt Collection located in Sylmar, California. The Collection houses what it calls “functional fine art.” It contains a collection of pristine vintage automobiles and unique antique mechanical music instruments.

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35 mm

Location: California, USA

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Words for Thought #31

Numbers 33:2

We are all at different stages of our journey of life. We have differences and similarities in our journeys. Just as Moses recorded the stages in the Israelites Journeys, so we record, in our blogs, our journeys through our various stages in our lives for ourselves. We share our thoughts we have recorded regarding our experiences along our journey with each of you, our blogging community, with our friends, and those we love and care about deeply.

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35mm

Converter: Wolverine Digital Converter

Location: San Diego Wild Animal Park (now known as San Diego Zoo Safari Park); Escondido, San Diego County, California, USA

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2024 Pull Up a Seat: 08.10

California Marriott’s

Great America Addition #5

THE LOBSTER

Continuing our adventures from long ago at California’s Great America; we come to segment #5 of the series with The Lobster; won’t you Pull Up a Seat and ride with us.

At Marriott’s Great America in Santa Clara, California; The Lobster was located in the Yankee Harbor section of the amusement park. The ride in Santa Clara opened for the public in 1976. This Lobster was an Eyerly Aircraft Monster ride.

This Lobster has six (6) arms with the end of each arm having four (4) passenger cars. The Lobster in Santa Clara ride had to lower two arms at a time to allow for the unloading and loading of eight passenger cars simultaneously. This was repeated two additional times per cycle to complete the unloading and loading for all six (6) arms.

This outing was so long ago I do not remember if I rode this ride or not, but then again my dad did take the shot.

You can no longer ride this particular Lobster ride since the Santa Clara location of Great America closed, however, you may ride a similar one at the Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois.

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2024-Week 32

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35 mm

Converter: Wolverine Digital Converter

Location: Santa Clara, California, USA

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2024 CWWC: My Which Way — August – Week 2

For this week in doing Cee’s Which Way My Way I’m choosing a theme of Roads, Pathways, or Waterways. And as always, signs are welcome anytime. I’d love for y’all to join me in posting your Which Ways whether on Land or Sea. Remember to link your Which Way posts to Cee’s Which Way here or if you wish you can link to My Which Way here.

For my own Which Way this week I have combined it with Sunday Stills Challenge from Terri with her theme of #Float, #Afloat. In other words, my Which Ways are on both Land and Sea. These are from a visit my parents took to The Ports O’ Call in San Pedro, California. They toured the Ports O’ Call Village walking the pathways and took a tour cruise around the Bay. My dad loved to take pictures when they went places (thus my love of photography).

Cee’s Which Way Challenge

Which Way My Way

Sunday Stills-#Float #Afloat

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35mm

Location: Ports O’ Call, San Pedro, California, USA

God Bless. Thank you for visiting the Ports O’ Call Village with us. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Monochrome Madness: #14 — Shadows & Silhouettes

Dawn from The Day After is this week’s host for Monochrome Madness with her chosen theme of Shadows and Silhouettes . I decided to display my shadows in two different monochrome aspects to see which aspect the shadows are represented better.

These photos were all taken at Hume Lake Christian Camps located in Hume, California. They were taken by my dad using his Minolta XG-7 35 mm camera. For enlarged viewing click on each image.

Dawn‘s Monochrome Madness

Leanne’s MM

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35 mm

Locations: Hume Lake Christian Camps; Hume, Fresno County, California, USA

God Bless. Thank you for visiting the Sequoias with us. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much. Have a wonderful day.

2024 Thursday Trios: Boats on Hume Lake

Click on each photo for enlarged viewing of images. These were taken at Hume Lake Christian Campgrounds in Hume, California by my dad back in 1979 with his Minolta XG-7 35 mm camera. Fun and relaxing times can be had at Hume Lake.,

Carol’s Thursday Trios-08.08

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35 mm

Location: Hume Lake Christian Camps; Hume, California, USA

God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Thursday Doors & Monday Window #6

This is my Sixth installment of my combination of Thursday Doors & Monday Window featuring Antique Automobiles.

1947 Lincoln

Continental Coupe

12 Cylinders

The antique automobiles I have been sharing were photographed by dad when he (possibly we) went to a car show in California way back in July of 1980. My dad loved attending Car Shows and we went to many of them over the years.

Judy Dystra-Brown’s Numbers Game #33-154

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35 mm

Location: California, USA

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2024 Numbers Game #33 — 154

To play along, go to your photos file and type that number into the search bar. Then post a selection of the photos you find under that number and include a link to your blog in Judy’s Numbers Game blog of the day. If instead of numbers, you have changed the identifiers of all your photos into words, pick a word or words to use instead, and show us a variety of photos that contain that word in the title.

I’m using a Word in place of the number 154 this week. My Word I’m choosing to use is Julian.

Visiting Beautiful Julian

From where I used to live in San Diego; we would drive east on I-8 towards the mountains for a day of exploring, hiking, and a stop for Apple pie Julian Pie Shop before returning home. The first half ( more or less) are from our day trip back in 1978. The rest of the photos are from a virtual trip I took with a friend of mine from San Diego this past weekend.

Julian is a popular destination in the beautiful Cuyamaca mountains. It is approximately 0ne (1) hour and six (6) to fourteen (14) minutes away from the Allied Gardens Neighborhood in San Diego. The route we took takes us through the backcountry and into the Cuyamaca mountains past Cuyamaca State Park and Stonewall Peak (both wonderful places for hiking.)

When visiting Julian it is like stepping back in time to the days of Julian’s beginning rooted in the 1870’s gold rush. You can see where gold was discovered plus several historical buildings which date back to the 1870’s. When you go hiking in the area, you won’t want to miss stopping by Lake Cuyamaca for relaxation and great photo opportunities of the amazingly beautiful scenery. If you’re inclined to go out on the lake the area does have boat rentals or you might decide to fish along the bank.

Location: Julian, California, USA

God Bless. Thank you for visiting Julian with us. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with us. Have a great rest of your week. I appreciate y’all very much.

Words for Thought #30

1 John 3:18 (NIV)

***Flowers***
at
***San Diego***
***Wild Animal Park***

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35mm

Converter: Wolverine Digital Converter

Location: San Diego Wild Animal Park (now known as San Diego Zoo Safari Park); Escondido, San Diego County, California, USA

God Bless. Thank you for visiting. Have a wonderful week and enjoy the flowers. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Monday Window: 08.06

The Yankee Whaler Inn

***Yankee Whaler Inn***
***Ports O’ Call*** ***Village***
***San Pedro, California***

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35 mm

Location: Ports O’ Call; San Pedro, California, USA

God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Monday Portrait: 08.05

Peafowl

Peafowls is the common name for two bird species of the genus Pavo and one species of the closely related genus Afropavo of the family Phasianidae (pheasants and their allies.) Phasianidae includes male peacocks, female peahens, and their young which are called peachicks.

It is the male Peafowls which are referred to as Peacocks. The males are the ones who have the vibrant blue and green coloring, long tails and dramatic displaying to attract mates. Mating season occurs between March and September.

Peacocks are polygamous birds that mate with multiple females during the mating season and have multiple partners throughout the breeding season. After mating season, the Male Peacocks shed their tail feathers and grow new ones before the next breeding season.

Monday Portrait

Bird of the Week LXXIV

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35 mm

Location: San Diego Wild Animal Park; Escondido, San Diego County, California, USA

God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

OWS: Nature’s Framework

For One Word Sunday this week Debbie has chosen Framed. She is not referring to placing a photo in a frame, but rather using nature to frame a scene or subject.

Debbie’s One Word Sunday

Cameras: 1-3) Minolta XG-7 35 mm; 4) iPhone 14 Pro Max

Locations: 1-3) Sequoia National Forest; Tulare County, California; 4) Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA

God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Silent Sunday: 08.04 — Drum Musicians

Entertainment at Wild Animal Park

Silent Sunday

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35mm

Converter : Wolverine Digital Converter

Location: San Diego Wild Animal Park; Escondido, San Diego County, California, USA

God Bless. Thank for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Pull Up a Seat: Week 31 —

California Marriott’s

Great America Addition #4

Continuing our adventures from long ago at California’s Great America; we come to segment #4 of the series with a Ferris Wheel; won’t you Pull Up a Seat and ride with us.

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2024-Week 31

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35 mm

Converter: Wolverine Digital Converter

Location: Santa Clara, California, USA

God Bless. Thank you for Pulling Up a Seat with Us. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Monochrome Madness #Turtle Sunbathing

***Turtle*** 🐢
***San Diego Wild Animal Park***

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35mm

Converter : Wolverine Digital Converter

Location: San Diego Wild Animal Park; Escondido, San Diego County, California, USA

God Bless. Thank for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Numbers Game #32 —153

To play along with Judy’s Numbers Game simply go to your photos file and type that number into the search bar. Then post a choice of the photos you find under that number and include a link to your blog in my Numbers Game blog of the day. If instead of numbers, you have changed the identifiers of all your photos into words, pick a word or words to use instead, and show us a variety of photos that contain that word in the title.

I have chosen to pick a word to select my photos for this week’s Numbers Game hosted by Judy Dykstra-Brown’s blog. The Word I have chosen is Zoo. My selections come from four different zoos.

Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

Riverbanks Zoo & Garden

Greenville Zoo

San Diego Wild Animal Park

Judy’s Numbers Game #31-153

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2024-Week 31

Jez’s Water Water Evverywhere #230

Camera: 1-3) Canon EOS Rebel T3i; 4) Minolta XG-7 35 mm

God Bless. Thank you for visiting the Zoos with us. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much. Have a wonderful day.

2024 FOTD: Lone Flower

Epiphyllum

This Epiphyllum was captured by my dad while walking along the Epiphyllum Trail at the San Diego Wild Animal Park (Now recognized as San Diego Zoo Safari Park).

The Epiphyllum Trail is located between Walkabout Australia and Condor Ridge at the Wild Animal Park. The Trail is a beautiful tribute to these orchid cactuses. The Epiphyllums bloom in April and May to an unforgettable glorious burgeoning of brilliant tropical jewel-toned blossoms.

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35mm

Converter : Wolverine Digital Converter

Location: San Diego Wild Animal Park; Escondido, San Diego County, California, USA

God Bless. Thank for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Thursday Doors & Monday Window #5

This is my Fifth installment of my combination of Thursday Doors & Monday Window featuring Antique Automobiles.

1938 Lincoln

LeBaron Coupe

Model K

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35 mm

Location: California, USA

God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Wordless Wednesday: 07.31

Equestrian Show

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday